Imagine stepping into your garden and inhaling the sweet, intoxicating scent of gardenias in full bloom. These beautiful ...

In the fall, I take in numerous houseplants that I grew on the deck or in containers in the garden. Plumeria, hibiscus, ...

We have a satsuma tree that is full of fruit. My husband wants to pick them. He said that they are sweeter if you pick them ...

But what happens when non-native plants are chosen? My husband and I, for example, have camellias, a pineapple guava, Chinese fringe-flower (Loropetalum chinense), and a couple of gardenia bushes.

Christmas and other holiday cactuses are classic houseplants that, when given the right care, can live for generations. Lucky ...

It emits a woody, spicy scent with notes of black pepper, clove and tonka bean, presented in an iconic glass yellow jar ... with notes of black tea, mint leaves, dried apples and baked cinnamon.

More leaves may yellow and drop as new growth appears in the spring. This is normal, although the amount of leaf drop varies ...

More leaves may yellow and drop as new growth appears in the spring. This is normal, although the amount of leaf drop varies from plant to plant and year to year. Help! We’ve been spraying ...

He instead named the plant "gardenia" in honor of his friend, naturalist Dr. Alexander Garden. If you're curious, yes, the first gardenia shrub eventually reached the U.S. in 1762, happily living ...